..We sought to (1) identify the prevalence of elevated blood pressures in low-acuity patients and (2) describe the existing practice of reassessment, treatment, and referral of abnormal vital signs in these patients...

A comparison of analgesic management for emergency department patients with sickle cell disease and renal colic

..To determine whether there is a difference in time to initial analgesic for patients with acute pain from sickle cell disease (SCD) versus renal colic (RC) and to identify factors contributing to variance in time to analgesic...

Barriers to screening and intervention for ED patients at risk for undiagnosed or uncontrolled hypertension

..Our objective was to validate the ESI version 3 triage algorithm in a clinical setting for the following outcome measures: actual resource consumption and patient length of stay in the emergency department and hospital...

Knowledge translation of the American College of Emergency Physicians clinical policy on hypertension